Tire tool



Sept. 25 1923. 1,469,138

F. v. ANDERSON TIRE TOOL Original Filed April so. 1921 gwuanto'a FrancisvAnderson similar reference characters able in slot of theother.

6. AI locking-pawl 1G is also met red pivot and, is adapted to 'en ige raci:

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TIRE

Application .fiiea April 39,19 1; seine No. 465,798. Renewed August is, 1922.

my intention to provide ,hall be simple and effective also be used in mounting; ii nnte-ble rim.

the accoinnziny e on a den] licterri parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective 0 oration, and

Figure 2, a side VlQW or the in the drawings referen e oi dicates a demonntable rim. of arr construction, the rim being she r tracted position. The iinpieinent cem risi siidable bars 6 and '7' has aim; trcnie end of each bar to w the rim and is-intended as here shown to be engaged with the rim adjacent the break in the rim here indicated by reference numeral The two bars are held. together by bol s 8. 9 passing through holes-in one preferred form of connecting n will be obvious that other men used Without departing; from W i For moving the bars 6 one another I have provided an i on her 7, this extension ha ing}; 21 pi "fast thereon or journaled in a th extension. A hand lever 13 is men on the pivot and has at its inner en. merit racl l-i engugiiigreck teeth 1 be obvious,- it being only necessary to place i as shown after Which the tire may be plat engagement with thetire,

face contact with each other lng formed at p, .teeth'on the other bar'engagged by said rack.

TOOL.

erably to their'full extent and 31153.23 over the flanges of the rim as'shown in Figure 1. The pawl 16 is then raised and the lever 13 moved to the right thereby sliding the bars 6 and 7 on each other in a direction to con. tract the rimQ When the rim been Sui?" ficiently contracted pawl 16 engaged with teeth and prevents the spring action of the rim from moving the bars to reverse the above action. The operation of the device; whereby a'tire may be placed on a rim will the implement on a rim and contract the s on'the r' n and the ii ipleme'nt' released there- 210111 to permit the rim to spring out into; p

N hile I have shown a preferred tto'rinot theinventionl do not limit myself to whet is shown inthe drawings and described in the specification. as modifications of the same Withinthe scope of my invention wi l I o'ccurfto those skilledin theart. It maybe used to "expands rim to fit tire when necessary for any reason, as Well as to contract the rim, described.

Having thus fully described my end ink vention, Whatl claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

Y An implement for. contractine ClH1Cfi1Yltfible rims consisting of a pairol having haying iaws for engagingthe otsuch "c pin and slot connections fastening thei 7 ably together, ariever pivoted or: one her 7 iy'ing; inthe plane of the other said end as a segn'ient and a pawl on the pivot of the leversl said teeth substantially as s. In Witness"whereof. I'have hereunto set my iand. and seal at nacine, li isconsin, th s twenty-sixth day of AprilqA, D, nineteen hiindred and'twenty-one. V V FRA'NCIS'V. ANDERSON, {i st Witnesses: x I.

' rJnnoMn J. FOLEY, GILBERT E. BRACH.' 

